Lauren Croxson

10 Maxims for Smarter Fibre Deployment For UK decision-makers leading fibre projects across businesses, homes, and data centres. 1. Start with a Fit-for-Purpose Plan Tailor your fibre strategy: symmetrical speeds and SLAs for businesses, bandwidth resilience for homes, and ultra-low latency for data centres. 2. One Size Doesn’t Fit All Duct sharing may work in urban home installs, but high-spec routes are non-negotiable for DCs and enterprise parks. 3. Every Delay is a Service Lost Wayleaves, access permissions, and stakeholder engagement should be handled early—especially for multi-tenanted buildings and legacy estates. 4. Civil Works Define the Rollout Trenching outside a residence ≠ trenching for a data centre. Invest in the right contractors for the environment. 5. Synchronise Teams or Expect Bottlenecks Your civils, fibre, splicing, and commissioning crews must operate in sync—particularly on business continuity-sensitive sites. 6. Design with Growth in Mind Scalability matters: homes need gigabit headroom, businesses need modular upgrades, data centres demand dark fibre and redundancy routes. 7. Cheap Inputs Are Expensive Risks Whether it’s a home drop or a primary link to a DC, low-cost materials compromise reliability and reputation. 8. Track Progress Like a Project, Not a Patch Job Use dashboards, GIS, and digital twins to drive installs, especially across multi-site business rollouts or phased home developments. 9. Local Knowledge Is Leverage Engage local authorities and engineers. Business parks and DCs often sit on legacy assets—use local insights to avoid costly surprises. 10. Measure, Optimise, Repeat Every install is data. Use it to streamline your next deployment—what works in Milton Keynes might fail in Glasgow. #FibreDeployment #DigitalInfrastructure #Telecoms #DataCentres #UKBroadband #NetworkStrategy #FullFibreUK

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Are Your Telecoms Helping or Hindering Your Business? Reliable, Cost-Effective Business Telecoms That Keep You Connected Every missed call is a missed opportunity. Outdated, unreliable, or overpriced telecoms can cost your business more than just money – it can cost you clients, productivity, and peace of mind. Does this sound familiar? Poor call quality or frequent downtime frustrating your team and clients? Expensive phone bills with unpredictable charges adding up each month? Outdated systems that don’t support remote or hybrid working? Your business deserves more than a basic phone system. You need a telecoms solution that just works, wherever you do. At Support Stack, we provide scalable, cost-effective, and fully managed telecoms designed for professional service firms. Whether you’re in the office, working remotely, or on the move, we ensure seamless connectivity. ✅ Crystal-Clear VoIP Calls – Reliable, high-quality calls that never drop. ✅ Cost-Effective, Fixed Pricing – No surprise bills – just transparent, affordable plans. ✅ Fully Managed Support – We handle setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting so you don’t have to. ✅ Remote & Hybrid Ready – Connect from anywhere with cloud-based phone systems. ✅ Seamless Integration – Works with Microsoft Teams, CRM software, and existing workflows. We take the hassle out of telecoms so your business can stay connected and productive. https://lnkd.in/eWkgr8AW If you’d like to know how a VoIP phone system would specifically benefit your organisation, or you have any questions, please send us a message outlining your business requirements or call us on 0330 0552 771 or call Jon on 07587 703241

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Thank you Xavier Leclercq, and thank you for being in the room! Exactly the kind of conversation this industry needs: honest, practical, and with enough friction to be useful. Broadpeak ’s work on reducing the footprint of content delivery at scale is a great example of the practical action you’re describing. I love that we’re approaching the same problem from different angles. Let’s continue exploring the overlap!🌱 A big “Thank You” to the SCTE ® (the Society for Broadband Professionals) for a fabulous event & to all co-panelists, moderators & attendees. #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #SCTE #Telecom

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Fast, reliable broadband is now a decisive leasing factor for commercial tenants. In my latest article in the Premises & Facilities Management, I explain why fibre connectivity has become the “fourth utility” and how landlords can future-proof occupancy and returns https://lnkd.in/en4Xhwj2

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At Crum & Forster, we believe that open communication is the cornerstone of strong partnerships with our agents. In our latest video, “Building Trusted Relationships with Our Agents,” Michael Farrington and Jaime B. discuss how active listening, honest dialogue, and setting clear expectations enable us to better support our agents and achieve shared growth. Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/eDXweJRs

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Promoted Setting your 2026 flex pricing? Start with your internet & WiFi rates. Before you finalise next year’s membership and desk pricing, make sure your connectivity charges are grounded in real market data, not guesswork. technologywithin's 2025 Connectivity Trends Report reveals what operators across the sector are actually charging, giving you the confidence to price competitively and profitably in 2026.   📊 Benchmarks 📈 Trends 💡 Actionable insights   Download the report and price with confidence 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eGAg84Hq

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Need connectivity in Manchester? euNetworks has the largest dark fibre footprint in the city – delivering resilience, diversity and direct access to key data centres. #Manchester #connectivity #datacentres

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Press 1 is failing your customers. 🛑 We often think of Auto-Attendants as an efficient way to route incoming calls. But if your caller has to sit through 6 options just to find the correct department, is that actually efficient? Traditional AA's rely on the caller to: ▪️ Listen to every single option. ▪️ Categorize their own problem correctly. ▪️ Hope they understood the verbiage used. AI Receptionists shift that responsibility back to the business. Because AI can process natural language, it routes calls based on what the customer actually needs, not just which button they press. While these tools can work in conjunction, the "intelligence" factor of AI provides a much higher success rate for first-call routing. I’m much more confident in a successful route when the technology adapts to the human, not the other way around. 🤖📞

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In the UK, we tend to prefer buying over renting—when the option is available. But when it comes to fibre networks, most businesses still rely on rented, managed services. These services may come with fixed or variable pricing, but one thing is certain: the costs usually go up over time. That’s where SICOM changes the game. Now, you can own your network infrastructure. By connecting two or more buildings within the same town or city, you can treat your network as a capital asset—putting it directly on your balance sheet. Here’s why that matters: 1. Your costs are fixed over a long term (typically 20 years). 2. The asset can be depreciated, improving your EBITDA year after year. 3. The average annual cost is significantly lower than traditional leased or managed services. 4. If you're an ISP or service provider, owning your network with a break-even point in under five years means you benefit from ultra-low operating costs for the following 15 years. 5. That kind of long-term cost efficiency helps you retain clients and offer highly competitive pricing when it's time to renew contracts. 6. You get complete flexibility—change bandwidth at any time with minimal expense, because you own the fibre. 7. Need more capacity? You can run multiple applications over separate fibre pairs. SICOM gives you control, stability, and long-term savings—all while future-proofing your network. Ask us for a quote today and find out why owning is better than renting.

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Is your business broadband still fit for the way you work today?   For many businesses, standard broadband is starting to show its limits. More cloud platforms, more Teams calls, more file sharing, and more reliance on always-on connectivity, but not always the speed or reliability to match.   That is where FTTP and Ethernet over FTTP can make a real difference.   In simple terms, it gives businesses access to a stronger, more reliable fibre connection, often with better consistency, improved upload performance, and a more business-ready service than traditional broadband.   That can mean smoother video calls, faster access to cloud platforms, better support for VoIP and hybrid working, and greater day-to-day reliability.   What makes the difference is not just the connection itself, but knowing what is actually available at your premises.   At Connexus Cloud, we can check more than just the standard Openreach options. That means we may be able to identify faster or better-fit connectivity through a wider range of fibre providers, often through a free availability check.   And we do not stop at quoting a line.   We help clients understand their options, coordinate installation, supply the right equipment, and provide ongoing support afterwards. One provider, one point of contact, and a service built around you.   What if your business has already outgrown standard broadband, but a full leased line feels like too much of a leap?   There is often a middle ground.   If you would like to know what is available at your site, we would be happy to check.   Contact our team today: hello@connexus.cloud    #Connectivity #FTTP #BusinessBroadband #ManagedServices #CloudTechnology #VoIP #HybridWorking #ConnexusCloud

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Move in. Plug in. Get online. ⚡ Waiting months for fibre installation is outdated. Downtime and disruption cost tenants and landlords alike. For over a decade, OneFibre has been delivering enterprise-grade fibre that is already in place before tenants arrive. This allows tenants to get online from day one, while landlords can offer a more seamless move-in experience. Building connectivity does not need to be disruptive. See how it works: onefibre.co.uk 🚀 #OneFibre #PlugAndPlay #InstantConnectivity #FibreInternet #CommercialProperty #FutureReady

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We’re at a real inflection point in the UC space. The shift to cloud-based, AI-powered UC and CC platforms isn’t just changing the tools - it’s changing what customers expect from their providers. More and more, we’re seeing organisations look to their tech partners not just for delivery, but for strategic guidance. At IPNetix, these are exactly the conversations we’re having with our partners and customers. The tech is evolving fast - but so are the opportunities to add value, reduce complexity and deliver real business outcomes. https://lnkd.in/eJM4GGu3

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Do you still see your network as just overhead? Leaders we work with are rethinking connectivity — not as a cost, but as a catalyst. More uptime. Better workflows. Stronger customer experiences. If your network isn’t driving performance, it might be time to rethink what it could be doing for you. 👉 https://t-mo.co/4mtt4y2

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